category 2 Atlantic hurricane in 2020 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hurricane Sally was an Atlantic tropical cyclone. The storm threatened the United States Gulf Coast States of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.[1] Sally first developed near the Bahamas, moved over Florida, then became a tropical storm.
Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
![]() Hurricane Sally as a Category 1 hurricane before landfall in Alabama on September 16 | |
Formed | September 11, 2020 |
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Dissipated | September 18, 2020 |
(Remnant low after September 17) | |
Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 105 mph (165 km/h) |
Lowest pressure | 965 mbar (hPa); 28.5 inHg |
Fatalities | 8 total |
Damage | ≥ $7.3 billion (2020 USD) |
Areas affected | The Bahamas, Cuba, U.S. Gulf Coast, Southeastern United States, Norway |
Part of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season |
Tropical storm and hurricane notices were put up from Louisiana to northwest Florida as Sally came toward the region. Several million people prepared for the hurricane. Others left the area.[2]
The storm later hit Alabama and northwestern Florida while a Category 2 hurricane.
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